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Brian Ross Gold Member Offline Representative of me Posts: 46186	First Nations leaders outline their priorities Jan 25^th, 2026 at 9:49am From truth-telling to closing the gap, First Nations leaders outline their priorities in 2026
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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 33013 Gender:	Re: First Nations leaders outline their priorities Reply #1 - Jan 25^th, 2026 at 10:34am Brian Ross wrote on Jan 25^th, 2026 at 9:49am: From truth-telling to closing the gap, First Nations leaders outline their priorities in 2026 Megan Davis - say no more.
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Reply #2 - Jan 25^th, 2026 at 12:04pm

They can't handle truth-tellng from both sides.... al thy want with that is to whinge and lay out their demands and versions of history.

Closing gaps - well - clearly the current approaches are not working because their own 'elders' and structures are not co-operating in much more than simply persisting in their old ways - still the idea that the top man handles the cash and dispenses it like the African King, an that predating on their neighbours like Afghans is the optimum way of life.

I'm afraid the only solution is a Two State solution, rather than this hodge podge of 'claims' over everything and demands for total ownership under their old colonising rules. They simply cannot persist as a Fifth Column in an otherwise potentially prosperous Australia while waging a war against the very thing that supports them.. flowing around and desroyng things at whim while demanding more than anyone else gets.

Time to de-colonise them ..

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Sir Eoin O Fada Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3535 New England, NSW Gender:	Re: First Nations leaders outline their priorities Reply #3 - Jan 27^th, 2026 at 12:02pm Well they have truth telling, they have the ABC.
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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 37399 Gender:	Re: First Nations leaders outline their priorities Reply #4 - Jan 27^th, 2026 at 3:46pm The young girls have the correct priorities
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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 33013 Gender:	Re: First Nations leaders outline their priorities Reply #5 - Feb 2^nd, 2026 at 12:24pm Brian Ross wrote on Jan 25^th, 2026 at 9:49am: From truth-telling to closing the gap, First Nations Aboriginal activist leaders outline their priorities in 2026
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Sir Eoin O Fada Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3535 New England, NSW Gender:	Re: First Nations leaders outline their priorities Reply #6 - Feb 5^th, 2026 at 1:46pm How many ‘’Gimmies’’ in their priorities?
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Reply #7 - Feb 5^th, 2026 at 8:44pm

Closing the gap means that indigenous Australians have to lift their standards. Not drag the rest of the country down to the indigenous Australian level. I don't expect indigenous Australians to be Olympic level fitness, but I expect them to be healthy. I expect them to abide by the law so that they don't end up in prison. I expect them to work at a reasonable job. I expect them to have atleast a high school equivalent level of education.

These are not unreasonable expectations.

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Reply #9 - Feb 6^th, 2026 at 10:16am

UnSubRocky wrote on Feb 5^th, 2026 at 8:44pm:

Closing the gap means that indigenous Australians have to lift their standards. Not drag the rest of the country down to the indigenous Australian level. I don't expect indigenous Australians to be Olympic level fitness, but I expect them to be healthy. I expect them to abide by the law so that they don't end up in prison. I expect them to work at a reasonable job. I expect them to have atleast a high school equivalent level of education.

These are not unreasonable expectations.

The overwhelming majority of Indigenous Australians already fulfill those requirements. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

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Reply #10 - Feb 6^th, 2026 at 11:04am

Brian Ross wrote on Feb 6^th, 2026 at 10:16am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Feb 5^th, 2026 at 8:44pm:

Closing the gap means that indigenous Australians have to lift their standards. Not drag the rest of the country down to the indigenous Australian level. I don't expect indigenous Australians to be Olympic level fitness, but I expect them to be healthy. I expect them to abide by the law so that they don't end up in prison. I expect them to work at a reasonable job. I expect them to have atleast a high school equivalent level of education.

These are not unreasonable expectations.

The overwhelming majority of Indigenous Australians already fulfill those requirements. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

They certainly do and they, generally, have nothing to do with Aboriginal activists, causes etc. but simply get on with life as ordinary Australians.
Most Indigenous Australians are indistinguishable from the rest of us.

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Reply #11 - Feb 7^th, 2026 at 1:05pm

Brian Ross wrote on Feb 6^th, 2026 at 10:16am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Feb 5^th, 2026 at 8:44pm:

Closing the gap means that indigenous Australians have to lift their standards. Not drag the rest of the country down to the indigenous Australian level. I don't expect indigenous Australians to be Olympic level fitness, but I expect them to be healthy. I expect them to abide by the law so that they don't end up in prison. I expect them to work at a reasonable job. I expect them to have atleast a high school equivalent level of education.

These are not unreasonable expectations.

The overwhelming majority of Indigenous Australians already fulfill those requirements. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

Therefore, the gap is closed.

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Reply #12 - Feb 7^th, 2026 at 4:06pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Feb 5^th, 2026 at 8:44pm:

Closing the gap means that indigenous Australians have to lift their standards. Not drag the rest of the country down to the indigenous Australian level. I don't expect indigenous Australians to be Olympic level fitness, but I expect them to be healthy. I expect them to abide by the law so that they don't end up in prison. I expect them to work at a reasonable job. I expect them to have atleast a high school equivalent level of education.

These are not unreasonable expectations.

Coming from you they are indeed unreasonable expectations.

You epitomise a hypocrite with a short memory.

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Reply #13 - Feb 7^th, 2026 at 4:07pm

Brian Ross wrote on Feb 6^th, 2026 at 10:16am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Feb 5^th, 2026 at 8:44pm:

Closing the gap means that indigenous Australians have to lift their standards. Not drag the rest of the country down to the indigenous Australian level. I don't expect indigenous Australians to be Olympic level fitness, but I expect them to be healthy. I expect them to abide by the law so that they don't end up in prison. I expect them to work at a reasonable job. I expect them to have atleast a high school equivalent level of education.

These are not unreasonable expectations.

The overwhelming majority of Indigenous Australians already fulfill those requirements. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

Yeah nah they don't - a reasonable proportion do - but far from a majority.

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Reply #14 - Feb 7^th, 2026 at 4:35pm

Gnads wrote on Feb 7^th, 2026 at 4:07pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Feb 6^th, 2026 at 10:16am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Feb 5^th, 2026 at 8:44pm:

Closing the gap means that indigenous Australians have to lift their standards. Not drag the rest of the country down to the indigenous Australian level. I don't expect indigenous Australians to be Olympic level fitness, but I expect them to be healthy. I expect them to abide by the law so that they don't end up in prison. I expect them to work at a reasonable job. I expect them to have atleast a high school equivalent level of education.

These are not unreasonable expectations.

The overwhelming majority of Indigenous Australians already fulfill those requirements. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Roll Eyes

Yeah nah they don't - a reasonable proportion do - but far from a majority.

I’d say that they do, because the majority of people who could legally be considered Aboriginal don’t identify as such and simply get on with life.

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